Esfandiari Making Magic Happen
We noticed Antonio Esfandiari's stack and grown a bit since the last time we checked in with him, and we were fortunate enough to have a witness tell us how "The Magician" acquired them.
According to him, Esfandiari and an elderly gentleman, who was prone to ship his stack, each out in 1,600 preflop and saw a flop of 
. Esfandiari put out a bet, and his opponent once again shipped his stack of approximately 15,000.
"I'm 80% to call," Esfandiari was heard saying. After a stint in the tank Esfandiari did just that with 
. His opponent, who was drawing very much alive, held 
for an open-ended straight flush draw. Fortunately for Esfandiari , neither the turn nor river helped his opponent and he added a good amount of chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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77,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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